Flipping HVX LCD

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hopalongmedia

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Hey all. I've been using the HVX with the Red-Rock Micro SLR lense adapter. If you know about these guys, you know they make great pictures with sweet DOF, but they flip the picture over. My on camera IKAN monitor was the answer to this, but it just took a dump and I have a shoot on Sunday.

Soo.. I fugured out how to flip the LCD screen on the camera if any one's interested.

It requires minor surgery, but nothing irreversible. My partner told me she got nauseous when she came in and saw the camera open, but if you want to know, this is it.

There's a little cover on the knuckle that the LCD attaches to. This cover popped off with a sharp knife, It pops back on again, but you have to be SUPER GENTLE. :badputer: <--not like that.

There is alittle switch in there that flips the LCD over. I just stuck something in there. I think it was a bit of cable tie.

I've got some pics, I'll post them when I get a chance.

PLEASE BE NICE TO YOUR $6000 CAMERA!

peace etc...

David
 
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ok, If I can get this link to work it's like this. The cover is already off. The switch is in the round circle in #1. In #2 there is a thing stuck in there to flip it and as you can see, the LCD id upside down.

switch.jpg

thingstuckin.jpg


More peace.

David
 
Hey! can you tell me if the hvx has a way to disable the focus ring? I read on a message board that it can be done....true?or false?

also do you have any 720 or 1080p redrock footage I could see? in HD?
 
Man you are brave poking holes in your HVX ! Does the image stay flipped once you pull the thingamabob back out ? or does it return to right side up ?
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To you have to keep something wedged in there to keep the imaged flipped? Or do you flip the switch and flip it back when you're done?
 
NIce find! I should imagine tough you would have to take the cover off and wedge someting in there every time you wanted the lcd flipped. It looks like I would have to drill a small rectangular whole in the cover and fit in a switch of sometype so that all I would have to do is move the switch up and down rather than taking the cover off. It shouldn't be too difficult to do, though I would try and order up a spare plastic cover just in case I ballsed it up!
 
Just had an attempt at flipping the cover off, and I'd have had to apply too much pressure to get it off. I was too afraid to break it so ended the attempt.

I'd be interested to know how much force other people use to get the cover off.
 
I used the knife on my leatherman and slid it under the cover. It's not so much force as leverage. You just want a tiny bit to pop the cover over the tabs. I think sliding the sharp blade in there just released it.

I definitely wouldn't do this if I didn't have a real need.


About the footage from the M2. I really like the way it looks. I'm using cheap old nikons, and I'm only seeing abberations in the widest angles. It is a little soft, but almost verything we're doing is getting downconverted anyway.

I'll see if I can get some footage up after we shoot this commercial on Sunday.

David


Oh yeah, you do have to keep the thing in there to keep the image flipped. It's the switch that kicks in when you flip the LCD over. So your just foolong the thing into thinking it's flipped forward.
 
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i wonder why panasonic didnt make it easier - seems its fairly simple for the manufacturer to make it a switch or something (as opposed to a major mechanical rewire)

and we requested it way back in early 2005 for this functionality.... if only products are designed with users in mind... *sigh*
 
Excellent discovery! I'll have to get permission to do that on ours.

BTW, have you guys seen the flipped viewfinder at rowe.at? It's looking pretty nice in my opinion.
 
I just did this -- it gets the image right-side-up, but the horizontal is still flipped wrong. It's still way more helpful than the migraine-inducing upside-down viewfinder!

You have to pop the cover off on the left side. I started prying from the top and bottom, but the two little tabs are on the side. Just a bit of FYI so you don't crack anything!
 
Owen said:
I just did this -- it gets the image right-side-up, but the horizontal is still flipped wrong. It's still way more helpful than the migraine-inducing upside-down viewfinder!
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Is your Self Shoot setting set to Mirror or Normal? Normal should do the trick.

I'm going to try this out now and hope I don't break anything.
 
Well, here's my documentation on what I just did. I did great at detecting the two side notches to release. I used a 90 degree allen wrench to push these in. I wasn't sure of the other two notches on the top and bottom, but inserting a small jewelers screwdriver on the top released it.

Look at this photo here to see all four notches you need to release. The piece easily comes off if all notches are released.

FlipTrick1.jpg


Here are the rest of my photos showing the cover with all four notch holes, the tie wrap I inserted that conveniently holds in place by tucking inside the LCD inset compartment (or whatever you wanna call it).

http://www.holyzoo.com/content/hvx200/images/FlipTrick1.jpg
http://www.holyzoo.com/content/hvx200/images/FlipTrick2.jpg
http://www.holyzoo.com/content/hvx200/images/FlipTrick3.jpg
http://www.holyzoo.com/content/hvx200/images/FlipTrick4.jpg
http://www.holyzoo.com/content/hvx200/images/FlipTrick5.jpg
http://www.holyzoo.com/content/hvx200/images/FlipTrick6.jpg
http://www.holyzoo.com/content/hvx200/images/FlipTrick7.jpg
http://www.holyzoo.com/content/hvx200/images/FlipTrick8.jpg

Very cool hack. Kudos to David for figuring this out!
 
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